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Tuesday, 23 June 2015

7 Days of Vegan Breakfasts - Peanut butter and banana on toast

Since I have been eating a plant based diet people have been asking me what I am eating. I know how hard it is to imagine eating meals without meat and dairy ( I used to eat them remember?) but there is more to being vegan than tofu and kale. I love food, I didn't become vegan because I don't like meat, I used to love meat, and cheese and butter! So it is important for me to eat meals which are really tasty.

If you are looking to move to a plant based diet or reduce the amount of meat and dairy you consume then breakfast is a really good place to start because more often than not people don't tend to have meat for breakfast, and dairy and eggs are really easy to switch out.

So I have put together a weeks worth of vegan breakfasts which are all really tasty and (mostly) healthy. I hope you will find something that you can enjoy and maybe some which will surprise you. This is of course not an exhaustive list of breakfasts, virtually ANY breakfast can be made vegan, so get on those veggies, get those carbs in and start enjoying your life without causing suffering to other beings, low fat and full of energy.

Sometimes toast feels like just the right thing to have for breakfast. You can really maximise this simple, quick and easy to put together start to the day with some peanut butter and a chopped banana, so delicious and a brilliant boost of protein and vitamins to go with your all important carbs, not to mention the banana which as we all know is a power house for potassium, vitamin B6 and vitamin C (to name but a few of the fantastic nutrients in bananas). What a great start to the day. Up-size the nutrition with a sprinkle to chia seeds and sesame seeds on top and you will be winning.

I really love this breakfast. I make the peanut butter myself by roasting a few plain peanuts and whizzing them up in the blender with some peanut oil.

I am sure it goes without saying that peanut butter and bananas also work well in a sandwich, or rolled up in a tortilla like a spice of sushi!

Oh my goodness my mouth is watering. If you want to have a go at making this, but can't be bothered with making your own peanut butter, check the label before buying and try to go for a peanut butter made with nut oils rather than palm oil. It tastes nicer and you will hopefully be saving some rainforest from deforestation.

Hope you will pop back soon to see another tasty vegan breakfast recipe. You can keep up to date with posts by subscribing via email (right hand side near the top of the blog) or by liking my facebook page.